Modern History(Subsidiary alliance) One-liner Questions for All Competitive Exams

Oneliner Questions on the Subsidiary Alliance

1. What is the Subsidiary Alliance?
2. Who introduced the Subsidiary Alliance system?
3. Which Governor-General popularized the Subsidiary Alliance in India?
4. Who was the first Indian ruler to accept the Subsidiary Alliance?
5. Which ruler joined the Subsidiary Alliance after the War of Buxar?
6. What was the main aim of the Subsidiary Alliance?
7. What did Indian rulers lose under the Subsidiary Alliance?
8. What were Indian rulers required to do under this alliance?
9. What happened if Indian rulers failed to pay for British troops?
10. Did the British interfere in the internal matters of allied states?
11. Why was the Subsidiary Alliance advantageous for the British?
12. What was forbidden under the Subsidiary Alliance?
13. What role did the British Resident play in allied states?
14. Why were Indian rulers not allowed to hire foreign experts?
15. What was the condition of Indian states under the Subsidiary Alliance?
16. When did Lord Wellesley serve as Governor-General?
17. Which French Governor-General originally used the term Subsidiary Alliance?
18. How did the Subsidiary Alliance weaken Indian states?
19. What was one key feature of the Subsidiary Alliance system?
20. What did the alliance ensure for the British?

Answer:

1. Ans: A policy where Indian princely states surrendered sovereignty to the British in exchange for protection.
2. Ans: Initially developed by Joseph François Dupleix of France and later implemented by Lord Wellesley.
3. Ans: Lord Wellesley.
4. Ans: Nizam of Hyderabad.
5. Ans: Nawab of Awadh.
6. Ans: To establish British supremacy and reduce Indian rulers to dependents.
7. Ans: Control over military and foreign policy.
8. Ans: Disband their own armies and maintain British troops.
9. Ans: They lost part of their territory to the British.
10. Ans: Yes, despite promises of non-interference.
11. Ans: It expanded British control without direct annexation.
12. Ans: Alliances with foreign nations without British consent.
13. Ans: Acted as the British representative, overseeing the court and policies.
14. Ans: To limit French influence in India.
15. Ans: They became British protectorates with little autonomy.
16. Ans: From 1798 to 1805.
17. Ans: Marquis Dupleix.
18. Ans: By making them economically and militarily dependent on the British.
19. Ans: Permanent stationing of British troops in Indian territories.
20. Ans: Strategic control over Indian territories and reduced resistance.